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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-04-28
WHO Will BE THE NOMIN EE?

The republicans are exceedingly ner
vous over the possibility of Grover
Cleveland's denomination by the demo
cratic party for the presidency. This
feature of unrest shows itself this
morning in dispatch, purporting to be
a refusal on Cleveland's part to allow his
name to go before the convention next
year. The correspondent, on whose
say-so we are expected to believe this,
processes to have his information from
the "highest possible authority" from
indeed the presidents own lips, and the
correspondent goes further to say, the
president made the same statement to
western senator ION terms of special in
tlmacy at the White House. Whatever
else Cleveland may be, he is discreet
man, and while, if this statement is true,
he may have made it to the
Especially beloved senator yet, it can
not be credited that, at this length of
time before the convention, he would
rush into print of his own yolition. We
discredit the statement in toto, especially
when so fatty contradicted by
the presidents private secretary.
But to treat the question
with seriousness not warranted by the
authenticity of the report, it seems that
most every reason that can be suggested
is on the side of Cleveland accepting the
nomination if rendered him. The per
sonal reasons are good ones. He is
young and robust, and not easily borne
down by the weight of official cares The
Office is one of character that a man
does not weary of the honor and esteem
it brings. The duties of second term
would not be as arduous as those of the
first, when every routine duty was new
when the policy of the government hat
to be changed; when psrforce, to estab-
lish a policy he was sworn to conserve, h,
was compelled to disappoint too clamor
Gus and ambitious friends, to rule agains
greedy office seekers of the party that ha,
placed him in power. After the feve
heat of resentment, and even disgust o
these thwarted ones has given place T.
renewed confidence ana esteem, a secon
term would be haven of rest compare
with the first. He has young wife, an
woman does not willingly resign tn
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-04-28

act of congress. Their action increasing
freight rates and predictions falsely
made of the danger of running
the commercial business and other
interests of the country are the basis of
his arguments, by which 1t is intended to
alarm the country and befool the COM
mission into course which would sub
stantially annul the law, sacrifice the best
interests of the country and probably
force congress to harsher and more vigor-
GUS legislation for the protection of the
interests of the people. If the commls1
sion should yield to the demands of the
railroad companies for the purpose of
defeating this act of congress the true
remedy will be to repeal so much of the
present law as provides for the
creation of the commission, and let that
part of it stand which provides for the
protection of the rights of the people
through the instrumentality of the courts
of the country. No amount of chica-
merry, fraud, falsehood and suborned news
paper efforts can permanently defeat the
will of the people on this great question.
If list of the newspapers whose stock is
partly held in the interest of the railroad
panies, or which are subsidized by
them could be published, it would explode
and destroy the effect of much of the
shameless misreprese ntation and sophis-
try to which the public is now treated by
them. Very respectfully,
JOHN H. REAGAN.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-04-28

THE report of the committee appointed
to investigate the practices of the mutual
insurance companies of Michigan, as
given in yesterdays dispatch from Ian
sing, details frauds and crimes of the
grossest character. Even paupers were
made the subjects of fraudulent policies
issued "for the benefit of superintendent
of the poor" and doctors would have poll
cies issued in the name Of patients for
their own benefit; examine such patients
to get the policy, then kill or cure, as doc
tors can, and, in event of death, be com
petent witnesses to that fact. Such horri-
BILE practices are premium upon murder,
and murder of the most diabolical nature,
as it is not usual to go behind reputable
physicians certificate of the cause of
death. Such licenses should be most
carefully protected, and an innocent pub
lie warned that such fearful outrages are
not only possible, but are matters of
record.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-04-28
\ NEW ERA

The subsidy required to secure the eI-
tension of the st. Louis, Arkan-
sas Texas railroad from Nc
Gregor to Austin, has been raised
and there is no longer any doubt
about the building of the road. The bene-
fits to Austin from this connection with
two trunk lines can hardly be told. 1t
will put her on an equal footing with all
the larger cities of Texas. With this road
here there can he no discrimination
against her in freight charges. Her
wholesale merchants will have the benefit
of cheap rates, and will be
able to compete with other cities
in the sale of goods. thing they
cannot successfully do now because of the
discrimination in freights. The advent
of this road will bring many new settlers
to Austin, and this will create a demand
for residences and business houses, put.
ting money into the pockets of our real
estate holders. SO all classes, trades and
pursuits will feel the beneficial effects thai
will surely come with the building of this
road.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-04-28
THE KANSAS CYCLONE.
upon.

| The regions bordering on the Missls-
sippi have had good long rest from the
Series of hurricanes that did such havoc
some two or three years ago. People in the
northwest who built cyclone cellars may
have concluded their labor was thrown
away until given reminder in the Kansas
cyclone of last week of the breezes of the
past.
The storm which destroyed the village
of Prescott, that swept through portion
of Arkansas in which Ozark in situated,
and the tornado that passed near Blossom
Prairie, on Red river, in this state, ap-
pear to have all originated in the same
causes and nearly in the same region.
The Arkansas tornado arose in the In
dian Territory and passed eastward
The Kansas cyclone, though probably less
severe than some that have occurred on
the upper Mississippi, was destructive
enough, both of life and property, to
again call attention to the ques-
ton of securing safety from these
terrible yisitations, from which our
own state has suffered at intervals.
The details in the dispatches of this
morning, of the killing of fifteen persons,
at Prescott-men, women and children
and the serious injury of many others, is
horrible enough. Like the wreck of
Savoy, in north Texas, many years ago,
by one of these cyclones, the town of
Prescott seems to have been almost as
utterly destroyed. Is this going to turn
out another cyclone year!
A subsequent dispatch gives an account
of the ravages of storm in Bolivar county,
Miss, at the mouth of the Arkansas river
This was evidently connected with the
cyclone that passed out of the Indian
Territory into Arkansas.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-04-28

The Waco Examiner has the following:
The following from the Laredo Times
is among the best of the many good that
exceeding sprightly paper writes:
The Austin STATESMAN will make no capital by
slurring the farmers of Texas They have horny
hands and don't wear Ciawhammer coats: but they
pile up material progress, and their influence is
simply the sweep of flood.
The Examiner stultities itself by such
notice of the vituperations of that con-
temptible sheet-the Laredo Times.
The STATESMAN did no such thing as
the Times charges it with, as we took oc.
casion to say to those papers of the state
that we respect, when it was discovered
this erroneous conclusion was, by some
one, drawn from an editorial which ap-
peared in these columns some time ago.
The Laredo Times is of that class of pa
pers we deem it wholly unnecessary to
notice, as its opinions are so evidently
marked by malice they become unworthy
of consideration.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-04-28

The Galveston News still harps on the
ineligibility of Senator Harrison TO the
clerkship under the attorney general, be-
cause they claim it is an Office created
with salary affixed by the last legislature,
of which Senator Harrison was member.
The STATESMAN, some time ago, showed
the error of this statement, and that this
position could in no sense be construed
as an office in the constitutional meaning
of that word. There is no oath to be
taken, no official bond to be given, and
the position is not in the appointing
power of the governor. The constitution
al clause, cited by the News Ill sup
port of its objection to the appointment,
cannot be made to cover this case.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-04-28
THE SgHNALBEL INCIDENT.

Contrary TO what might have been e1-
pected the French papers are acting with
great moderation in the Schnalhel affair,
and advising the people to preserve their
euuanlmity. Notwithstanding this there
has been profound and latent excite
ment in Paris, which was, doubtless, some
what allayed yesterday by the statement
that Bismarck had admitted that the ar
rest of "A. Schnalbel. if it occurred on
French territory, was violation of inter
national law. In the eyes of the French
the situation may have been further modi-
fed by the alleged finding of German
court against Schnalbel for treason in
inducing desertion from the German army
Also. the assertion of the German
police, that the arrest was made on Ger
man territory, where Schnalbers ofense
is alleged to have been committed.
Indications now are that if the Schnal
bel incident was designed by Bismarck
as trap into which he expected the
French. with their traditional quick tenn
per,would precipitate themselves, then the
scheme has not been an immediate sue
cess, whatever may come out of it in the
future.
Later dispatches last night announced
that the result of the judicial irvestiga,
ton by the French government, was thu
conclusion that the arrest had been made
on French soil The Paris cabinet re
solved, yesterday, to at once communi
cate the facts to the German government
The next thing in order is for German!
to apologize. Here is Bismarck's op
portunity. If that willy premier mean
business with the French, now comes tht
moment for him to show his hand. 1
his intentions are hostile, Germany can
refuse indemnity. France will ther
either have to take the initiative or back
down.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-04-28
Reagan Defends his Bill.

PALESTINE, Texas, April 1S.-Dr. Aft H.
H. Tolar, Abilene, Texas.-Dear SIR
Your letter of the 18th instant is before
me, in which you speak of the great dis
satisfaction on the part of the railroad
companies with the interstate COM
merce law. 1t is but the old contest that
has gone on before congress for years, in
which the people have sought protection
against the determinations and unjust
actions of the railroad companies on the
one hand, and the railroad companies in
the interest of their officers mot of the
stockholders) and of organiza-
tions and rings for the control of
particular branches of commerce have
been struggling for the unrestricted and
unlimited control of the transportation
and commerce of the country indepen.
IDENTIFY of any government control in the
interest of the people. The united and
concentrated efforts of the railroad COM
panies, their officers, attorneys and
agents, and of the newspapers they OWL
and hire, are to deceive and mislead the
interstate commission into the suspension
and multiplying of this great and beneficent
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-04-28

AND now the socialists are about to
leave other and better organizations and
consolidate in one separate and distinct
national union of their own. The
''milder conservative men, called social
lists" as the dispatches yesterday phrased
it, and the anarchists and murderers,
called the reds and the ''blacks," will
join hands in one common cause. Its aim is
too dreadful and too vel! known to brook
comment. This leagulng together will BIZ
productive of two good results. 1t will
cleanse the working parties of their
worst enemies, and it will concentrate
the eyes of the country upon tho fostering
sore, that, unless cauterized will eat its
way to the heart of the nation. 1t will
put the general public upon notice, and
summon them to united action to crush
out this fratricidal, nihilistic band of dss-
perate men.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-04-28
TIE NEW SOUTH.

The St. LOUIS Republican descanting
upon the NEW SOUTH" intimates that the
Atlanta Constitution, New Orleans Times
Democrat, and Nashville Union, came out
for "protection and paternalism, and
that those journals must be backed by
sustaining public sentiment in the SOUTH
Our st. Louis contemporary evidently does
not thoroughly understand the situation OF
things in the south. That the journals
mentioned do represent sentiment IN
the south will not be denied. But 1t is
in the same way that true blue repuoli-
can paper might be said to repre-
sent public opinion in our sec
ton. The Atlanta Constitution is
edited by Grady, protection republican,
masquerading as a democrat. 1t repre-
sents the protection sentiments of the
manufacturers of Georgia, not the people
of Georgia. The Times Democrat, in its
protection ideas, is the exponent of the
sugar men of Louisiana, not the people of
Louisiana.
1t will not be denied that there is a pro-
lection sentiment in Georgia, Alabama
and Louisiana, as well as in Texas. But
it is confined to the few struggling manu-
facturers of those states, to the cane
growers of the pelican state, and the sugar
makers and sheep men of Texas. But,
while it may obtain recognition at home
and abroad, it is not the sentiment of
the people. 1t does not rule
the politics of these states,
and never will as long as they are agri-
cultural states, and that they will re-
main.
Papers north and politicians of the
John Sherman stripe may pirate about
the "new SOUTH" but if protection is one
of the pillars of the new structure, then
the new south, with protection, paternal-
ism and prohibition" exists only in i'm
animation. The old south lives yet.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-04-28

SENATOR REAGAN is out in ringing
letter in defense of his pet interstate
commerce law, in which he says if the
commission construes the law so as to de-
feat its intent, then congress should do
away with the commission part of the
law. 1t would be very interesting data If
the senator would give the "list of news
papers whose stock is partly held in the
interest of the railroad companies, or
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-04-28
INTERESTING EXPERIENCES.

Hiram Cameron, furniture dealer of
Columbus, Ca, tells his experience, thus;
For three years have tried every remedy
on the market for stomach and kidney
disorders, but got no relief until used
Electric Bitters. Took five bottles and
am now cured, and think Electric Bitters
the best blood purifier in the world
Major A. B. Reed, of West Liberty, Ky,
used Electric Bitters for an old standing
kidney affection and says: Nothing has
ever done me so much good as Electric
Bitters. Sold at fifty cents bottle by
Morley Bros.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-04-28

Tine New York assembly has passed
Saturday half holiday bill, with prov1s-
ion setting apart the first Monday in Sep
TENDER as legal holiday, under the name
of Labor Day" The bill only awaits the
governors signature to become law.
These concessions to the laborers of the
country are in the line of that enlightened
civilization that does not look upon the
laboring man as beast of burden, but as
a human being, with proclivities for both
good and evil, and awaiting only encour-
agement to rise above the sphere to which
the past has consigned him,to the dignity
of kinship with what is best and purest in
manhood.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-04-28

One kind of breach of promise "Why,
Jones, what are you doing in the city?"
inquired Robinson. Il thought you were
going to sail for Europe on yesterdays
steamer" Il thought so, too; but wo-
man arrested me for breach of promise,
just as the steamer was about to start"
Breach of promise! How can that be!
| supposed you were married man." $50
am. l was arrested for breach of
promise to pay milliner's bill."-Drakes
Magazine.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-04-28

As beautifully unique specimen of the
north's noble forgetfulness of the bitter
ness of the past, the following extract is
clipped from the st. Louis Globe Demo
crat, a representative republican journal;
''Under a statute recently passed by the
Texas legislature, blind colored persons
will hereafter have the same care as white
unfortunates of the same class. Il is en-.
couraging to know that in one southern
state the colored man can at least secure
a fair measure of consideration as citi
zen by dispensing with his eyes
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-04-28

Professional Etiquette: 'Arn't you Mr..
Hayse ed?" asked the confidence man.
mo, sir; I'm Deacon Sniffies," was the re-
ply, "and I'm on my way to get up
church fair" No! Is that so!" exclaimed
the confidence man. swell, say! I'm glad
you put me on. Where are going to
work." The church is a few blocks north
of here" "All right! Then you must
stick to this end of the town and I'll work
the other, SOS we won't conflict" New
York Mail and Express.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-04-28
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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-04-28

HoUsroN has got the big Southern Pacific
shops, she has got the new federal build
ing; she will have the $4,000 Jay Gould
depot; she will have the refrigerator, and
Congress street paved like State street,
Chicago; and now she wants the Encamp-
ment. The Post and Houston evidently
want the whole earth. 1t does look like
they are going to get there under the able
management of Mayor Smith.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-04-28

REALLY, one of the most Important acts
tho president in behalf of the southern
states, was the appointment, yesterday, of
DIR. Strom5erg to investigate the methods
of incubation in yellow fever as practtced
in Brazil and Mexico
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-04-28

WHAT has Austin done that the rains
have circled round us and yet have not
poured down upon us in heaven sent
blessingS It cannot be possible that
Austin is being held responsible for the
Legislature meeting here. Even that ca
lamity is hardly sufficient to call down the
wrath of an eternal drouth.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-04-28

which are subsidized by them" 1t could
then be told what papers speak about the
law from an interested standpoint, and
which are genuine, either in their ex-
pressions of approval or condemnation.
The letter is good reading, and is given
in full this morning. ~
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-04-28
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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-04-28

The Old Lady by the gulf is being cen
sured for an alleged criticism of Ross,
when she was discussing his veto of the
tax relief bill, and the effect of prohibi-
ton upon his administration. For once
she is much-abused party, and agreeing
with what was then said, sympathy is eI
tended her in the hour of her berating.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-04-28

SPEAKING of sumptuary laws, that OF
James L, of Arragon, in the thirteenth
century, 'takes the cake" The king or
dained that neither. he nor any of his sub
iects should have more than two dishes
at meal. We're such provision as this
introduced in all our state constitutions
it would save millions wasted in high liv-
ing. 1t would kill nobody. Enough
could be crowded i'll two dishes to give
any man or woman hearty meal without
the fancy dishes. 1t might be healthful
as well as economical. Dyspepsia would
be banishsd. Yet we don't favor stump
tuary laws.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-04-28

medicine. | have been reading its Phenomenal
Record. Every statement is so fair that it carries
con fiction. In fact, Hoods Ssrsaparilla seems
to be thoroughly honest and reliable medibine.'
''Why, mother, Susie Smith says her mother
bought some Sarsaparilla last week, which the
man said was just as good as Hoods, but they dld
not like it aud have thrown it away. Can any
body else make it as good as Hoods
"No. As | have told you very often, HOOD
is THE BEST. 1t possesses merit
peculiar to itself But some men, | am sorry to
saw make every possible effort to sell their own 10
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-04-28
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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-04-28
ADVICE To MOTHERS.

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always be used for children teething. 1t
soothes the child, softens the gums, al
lays all pain, cures wind collie, and is the
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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-04-28

81 am glad, my child" says the mother to her
eldest daughter, ''to see you improving in ealth
so rapidly. Hoods Sarsaparia is doing wonders
for you, after your long and severe illness. You
look better every day"
Eyes, mother, | feel go much stronger, too;
Why, can play all the afternoon, and not teel
tired And the medicine is so pleasant to take.
Sister always wa, Is taste When am taking it !"
"Well, it is really peculiar and remarkable
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-04-28

The republican hired liars appear to
have begun their preliminary work for
1893
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-04-28

The Post says it is sick of tho term
new south" 1t is nauseating to any but
down east masticator of Goldfish.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-04-28

The great study of the republicans now
is TO sidetrack Cleveland for 1888.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-04-28

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